Embroidery-hoop.



F. E. KOHLER.

EMBROIDERY HOOP.

.uermonlon nun Jun: 12,1908.

Patepted Dec. 22, 1908.

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WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK E. KOHLER, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE REINHART VARIETIES COMPANY, OF CANTON, OHIO, A PARTNERSHIP.

EMBROIDERY-HOOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK E. KOHLER, of Canton, Stark county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Embroidery-Hoop, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription, reference being had to the accomplanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pair of embroidery hoops embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the spring joint of the outer hoop; and Figs. 3, 4, 5 are views similar to Fig. 2 showing other forms of the invention.

My invention relates to that class of embroidery hoops wherein the outer hoop is split or out across and the ends are drawn toward each other by a spring.

The object of the invention is to provide a neat, simple and eiiective spring fastening for this joint, and to that end the invention consists in providing a coiled spring with the coils extending lengthwise or circumferentially of the hoop, the ends being fastened at opposite sides of the gap or split portion.

It also consists in so arranging the longitudinal coil or coils so that they will bear upon the gap and press the split ends inwardly to prevent their springing out or spreading.

In the drawing, referring to Figs. 1 and 2, 2 represents the inner hoop, 3 the outer hoop having the diagonal gap 4, and 5 is the spring. This spring has opposite legs 6-6 riveted or otherwise fastened at opposite sides of the gap. It is formed by slitting the intermediate portion, as shown, to form a wider slotted tongue portion 7 and the intermediate tongue 8 Which extends through the slot. The slitted portion is then turned into a coil with the tongue between the outer legs as shown, the inner portion of the coil bearing upon the slitted portion at its widest part.

In Fig. 3 I show a form similar to Fig. 2 except that one of the legs 6 is extended and overlaps the joint in the hoo the coil being at one side of the gap. In t is figure, parts similar to those in Fig. 2 are designated with the letter a applied.

In Fig. 4 I show a form similar to that of Fig. 1 except that the slitting is centrally of the intermediate portion, this intermediate slit connecting with end cross slits extending in opposite directions. In this case the coils g, 9 are two in number and are connected by a broader intermediate portion 10 which abuts on the gap of the hoop.

In Fig. 5 I show a form similar to that of Fig. 4, except that the broadened portion 10 is omitted, giving two simple coils 9 9. In this figure also, one of the legs is extended over the gap as shown in Fig. 3.

The advantages of my invention result from the use of the spiral spring having its coils longitudinal of the hoop. In this manner the unsightly appearance of a long spiral spring having transverse coils is avoided, a much neater appearance is presented, and an eliicient embroidery hoop provided. The out in the hoop may be either at right angles or on a diagonal line. H

The manner of slitting and bending the intermediate portion of the spring, the number of coils, the positioning of the spring, etc., may be varied without departing from my invention.

1. In an embroidery hoop, a split hoop having a coiled spring with a coil or coils extending longitudinally of the hoop; substantially as described.

2. In an embroidery hoop, a split hoop having a coiled spring with its coils extending longitudinally of the hoop and bearing upon the split portion, the spring having opposite legs secured at opposite sides of the split portion; substantially as described.

3. An embroidery hoop having a transverse cut and a spiral spring with legs secured at opposite sides of the cut, the coils extend ing longitudinally and bearing upon the hoop; substantially as described.

, 4. In an embroidery hoop, a spring formed by slitting a strip of metal and turning it into coils longitudinally of the hoop, the end portions of the coils having means for securing them to the meeting end portions of a split hoop; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

FREDERICK E. KOIILER. Witnesses:

ETHEL P. WYNN, LESTER H. HIGGINS. 

